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The trial of a former Russell County Sheriff’s deputy accused of beating a handcuffed man will begin on Monday in Opelika, a little more than a week after his co-defendant accepted a plea deal. Former deputies Tim Watford and Kirby Dollar, who accepted a plea deal last week, were indicted earlier this year for violating Patrick C. Harrington’s civil rights by beating him as he lay on the ground in handcuffs on Nov. 26, 2010, in Smiths Station. Dollar and Watford were charged with one count each of deprivation of rights under the color of the law and aiding and abetting. The prosecution claims the two former deputies, allegedly off duty at the time, were acting as law enforcement officers during the assault of Harrington while he was in handcuffs.

Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Guilty to DUI

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A Riverside County sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty Thursday to drunken driving in connection with a crash at a construction site on Interstate 215 in Perris last April. Mark Buelna, 27, was not in court Thursday when a judge ordered him to complete 19 days in a sheriff’s work release program and three years’ probation for two misdemeanor DUI charges. An attorney entered the guilty plea on Buelna’s behalf. He was also ordered to complete a four-month DUI program. He must report to jail for one day to be booked for the jail records.

RCMP officer accused of beating 17-year-old B.C. girl

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The B.C. Civil Liberties Association is calling for an independent investigation after a 17-year-old Williams Lake woman said she was handcuffed and beaten by RCMP when she asked the officers for help. Jamie Haller told CTV B.C. she was being chased by gang members on Sept. 10 when she stopped a passerby and asked her to call police. The officers quickly arrived on the scene, but instead of helping Haller, she claims they quickly placed her in handcuffs, “roughed” her up and placed her in the back of a police cruiser. Haller admits she became angry and started kicking the cruiser’s window. “One guy jumped in and was holding my legs down, the other guy was holding my upper body and he was punching me in the face, I know he must have punched me more than six times,” Haller told CTV British Columbia.

Anthony Bologna Using Pepper Spray in Second Video

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Things just keep getting worse for NYPD Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna, as a second video of the officer using pepper-spray on protestors has surfaced. Bologna came under fire after pepper-spraying female demonstrators on Sunday at the Occupy Wall Street protests. The incident appears as though Bologna acted unprovoked by the protestors. The second video released Wednesday is yet another blow to the senior officer, who was identified by the hacker group Anonymous.

Top South Florida ICE Official Pleads Not Guilty of Internet Child-Porn Charges

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The South Florida head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who spent decades busting criminals, pleaded not guilty to an indictment in federal court Wednesday that accuses him of child-porn offenses on the Internet, including transporting and receiving “visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct,” according to the Justice Department. Anthony V. Mangione, 50, of Parkland, was charged with transportation, receipt and possession of child pornography. If convicted, Mangione could face up to 20 years in prison, according to authorities. Each of the transportation and receipt charges carry minimum-mandatory sentences of five years.

DA: Pa. Prison Guard Sexually Assaulted Inmates

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A suspended state prison guard was arrested on charges that he sexually or physically assaulted more than 20 inmates — including a transgender inmate and others imprisoned for child-sex crimes — then attempted to cover up his crimes. Harry Nicoletti, 60, of Coraopolis, was in custody Tuesday awaiting arraignment. It was not immediately clear if he has an attorney.

The 92 criminal charges filed Tuesday include several counts each of institutional sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and official oppression — which amounts to covering up the crimes or allegedly threatening others to do so. The criminal charges mirror allegations contained against Nicoletti and officials at the state prison in Pittsburgh in two civil rights lawsuits filed by inmates in recent months.

NYPD Cops’ Racist Talk Caught on Wiretap Recordings

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It’s more than ticket-fixing chatter investigators caught on their wiretaps: Cops are also heard talking trash about the people they’re paid to protect, sources said. The wiretap recordings at the heart of the probe captured conversations rife with racist and inflammatory remarks, sources told the Daily News. “There’s overtly racist language,” said one source. “And it gets a lot worse than that.” The shocking language could cause the scandal to spiral far beyond the 17 cops already indicted, tainting cases of hundreds of officers caught on tape, legal experts said.

Ga. Deputy Sheriff Indicted on Child Porn Charges

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A former deputy sheriff for White County has been indicted on federal child pornography charges. Christopher Davis of Dahlonega was charged this week with producing and possessing pornographic images, including of a 7-year-old girl. Defense attorney Tony Axam told The Times of Gainesville that the charges against his client are false. The suspect worked for five years for the White County Sheriff’s Office. He was fired when he was arrested on Aug. 25.

Jury Finds Eureka Police Liable for Man’s Death

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A federal jury in Oakland has awarded $4.5 million to the family of a 26-year-old man who died in Eureka police custody after he was beaten by two officers and placed in a jail cell without receiving medical attention. Jurors found the city of Eureka and Officers Adam Laird and Justin Winkle liable Friday for the August 2007 death of Martin Frederick Cotton II, who was arrested at a local rescue mission after allegedly getting into several fights there.

Alleged Victim Testifies Former Cop Fondled Her

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We have continuing coverage on the trial of a former Corpus Christi police officer who’s charged with 3 counts of indecency with a child.  A 12-year old alleged victim claimed Raul Rodriguez fondled her last July during a family outing.  A woman later came forward and claimed Rodriguez also fondled her at school when she was a child. This morning one of the victim’s took the stand. Rodriguez listened along with a courtroom packed with family and friends as a now 14 year old girl talked about how she was allegedly fondled.

Former Sheriff Mike Deatrick’s Plea Deal Expected to Be Approved Next Week

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There is a plea deal in the case against former Harrison County Sheriff Mike Deatrick and it’s expected to be approved next week. Deatrick faced a judge in Clark County court Wednesday morning. The case was moved to Clark County after a special prosecutor was appointed. Deatrick is accused of fondling two former female employees and threatening them at gunpoint and then trying to hide evidence.

Glendale Ex-Officer Accused of Sexual Abuse, Suggestive Texts

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A Glendale police officer who worked off-duty at Mountain Ridge High School resigned this spring after he was accused of sending sexually explicit text messages to teenage girls and sexually abusing one of them. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has yet to decide whether Christopher Balmaceda, 25, will face criminal charges. Glendale police have recommended the former patrol officer be charged with one count of sexual abuse and four counts of luring a minor for sexual exploitation. For two years, Balmaceda worked two Wednesdays a month at Mountain Ridge. The married father was removed from the off-duty post and assigned to an administrative job in late January after a parent told police that his 16-year-old daughter’s friends had received suggestive text messages from Balmaceda.

Accused Officer to Surrender Weapons

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The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Sergeant, charged with pulling a gun in a road rage incident, has been ordered to surrender all of his weapons. Witnesses said Alfonso Rodriguez put a gun to the neck of a 20 year old that was double parked outside of Horizon Academy West Tuesday. Rodriguez says he used his wallet, not a gun. He also says the other driver came at him with a pipe.

Ex-Officer Charged with Theft

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A former Tahlequah police officer was charged Wednesday morning with taking nearly $1,700 from three men after stopping them for alleged traffic violations. James Troy Johnson, 45, was charged with a count of grand larceny and two counts of petit larceny. Court records show TPD Detective Capt. Dale Glory, the investigating officer on the case, served an arrest warrant on Johnson. The grand larceny count alleges Johnson took $1,000 on May 22 from Jose Raul Robledo Sanchez. The petit larceny counts allege he took $340 on July 20 from ever Narciso Chacon Hernandez, and took $320 from Jose Guadalupe Galvain on April 30.

Palmetto Police Officer Arrested

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Palmetto police officer David J. Filipiak was arrested Friday morning at his police department by Manatee County sheriff’s deputies, charged with aggravated domestic assault with a deadly weapon, a third-degree felony. According to court documents, Filipiak’s wife accused him of pointing his police-issued Taser and his privately-owned AR-15 rifle at her and the two children she has from a previous relationship — a 14-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy.“Since David’s recent suspension from the department, his behavior has become unpredictable and he has been making threats against some of his fellow officers and has placed (his wife) in fear of her life,” the documents state. Palmetto police spokesman Lt. Scott Tyler said Filipiak’s previous suspension stemmed from a minor violation of administrative rules.

Former Berlin police officer charged in robbery

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A former Berlin police officer was charged last week in the robbery of a North Carolina store. Matthew Webb, 31, now of Kinston, N.C., was charged Aug. 17 in connection with the armed robbery of a Family Dollar Store in nearby Goldsboro, N.C., according to ENCToday.com, the website of a chain of newspapers in eastern North Carolina. Webb formerly worked for six police departments in South Georgia, the Georgia Police Officers Standards and Training Council told ENCToday.com. In addition to the Berlin PD, he worked three separate times for the Morven Police Department, twice for the Meigs PD, and once each for the Barwick PD, Brooks County Sheriff’s Office and Pelham PD.

Police in Texas Allowed to Destroy Evidence

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Drivers have no recourse if police say the tape from a dashboard-mounted video camera is not available, according to a ruling Wednesday from the Texas Court of Appeals. Mark Lee Martin wanted to defend himself against drug possession charges filed in the wake of an August 29, 2008 traffic stop, but he was told no video was available. Travis County Sheriff’s Deputy Darren Jennings claimed that he pulled over Martin that evening because he failed to signal a left-hand turn. Within less than two weeks after the incident, Martin’s attorney formally requested that the department preserve video evidence from the stop. Subpoenas were issued to ensure “all videos and dispatch calls” would be saved.

Police Chief Says Photographers Can Be Detained for Taking Pictures ‘with No Apparent Esthetic Value’

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Police Chief Jim McDonnell is defending his officer who detained a Long Beach Post contributor for taking pictures of an oil refinery on June 30. “If an officer sees someone taking pictures of something like a refinery, it is incumbent upon the officer to make contact with the individual.” Detaining photographers for taking pictures “with no apparent esthetic value” is within Long Beach Police Department policy, the chief says. While there’s no training that helps officers to determine whether a photo subject has “apparent esthetic value,” police make such judgments “based on their overall training and experience” and will generally approach photographers not engaging in “regular tourist behavior,” says McDonnell.

West Palm Beach Jail Staff Failed to Call 911 Before Teen Died

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Florida juvenile justice administrators confirmed late Monday that guards and supervisors at a West Palm Beach lockup never sought emergency care for a teenager who suffered in pain for hours before he finally died. As the Department of Juvenile Justice’s investigation into the July 10 death of Eric Perez, 18, continued Monday, authorities revealed that the lockup’s top administrator, Superintendent Anthony Flowers, was among four employees suspended last week. Another two employees, a guard and a supervisor, were fired.

Chilling Video Captures Man’s Cries for Help As He Is Tased and Beaten To Death

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Kelly Thomas, a 37-year-old homeless man with schizophrenia, kept calling for his father as police beat and tased him repeatedly. But his father, a retired Orange County sheriff’s deputy, was not around. It wasn’t until after Thomas slipped into a coma and was hospitalized with multiple injuries that his father saw him. And by then, it was too late. Thomas never recovered. The 160-pound man died five days after his run-in with Fullerton police. Now investigators are looking for witnesses as to what took place the night of July 5 when police responded to reports of someone breaking into cars.

Sheriffs Threaten to Kill Paraplegic Man’s Dog in Marijuana Bust

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When Alameda County sheriffs obtained a warrant based on an anonymous tip, to search paraplegic Jason Rivera’s home for marijuana, they came to talk to Rivera at his recording studio first. Rivera, a medical marijuana patient, was shocked when deputies threatened to kill his dog if he didn’t cooperate with the search. Of course, in Rivera’s case the police were obviously aware of the dog ahead of time so it in no way posed a threat to them – at least not one that required them to shoot the dog. Then again, the use of marijuana especially by people suffering from chronic pain poses no threat to the rest of society. So we have layers upon layers of absurdity at work here.

Former DHS Officer Gets Probation in Taser Case

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A former Desert Hot Springs police officer was sentenced today to probation and community service and was fined for using a Taser on a handcuffed suspect. David Raymond Henderson, 52, pleaded guilty in April in Los Angeles federal court to a misdemeanor civil rights charge of deprivation of rights, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Cheryl O’Connor. U.S. District Judge George H. Wu sentenced the ex-officer to one year of probation, including 200 hours of community service, and ordered him to pay a $3,000 fine, the prosecutor said.

NOPD Officer Arrested for Domestic Battery

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A New Orleans police officer was arrested over the weekend on a charge of domestic battery and placed on emergency suspension, according to a NOPD spokeswoman. Officer Marshall Scallan, 33, and his girlfriend were picked up at approximately 8 a.m. on Saturday by St. Bernard Parish deputies. The woman, Heather Davis, 21, told police the couple had an altercation at a residence in the 2400 block of Campagna St. in Chalmette. According to a police report, the couple arrived at their residence around 6 a.m. after drinking at Desi Romano’s Sports Bar in Chalmette.  Scallan and Davis got into a fight when Davis tried to go to bed.  Scallan told Davis he hated her and wanted her to leave.  As she was leaving, Scallan allegedly punched the wall, grabbed Davis by the throat, and then punched her in the face, according to Davis.

Former Leominster Cop Gets 2-1/2 Years in Prison

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A former Leominster police officer was sentenced to jail today on child sexual assault charges. William R. Coulter, 56, of 18 Manchester St., Leominster, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in the House of Correction, with 5 years of probation to begin upon his release, after pleading guilty in Worcester Superior Court to two counts each of unnatural rape of a child and indecent assault and battery on a child and single counts of disseminating obscene matter to a minor, indecent behavior and a morals offense.

Ex-Harris County Deputy, Wife Convicted in Extortion Case Sentenced to Prison

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A former Harris County Sheriff’s deputy and his wife were sentenced Thursday for their respective roles in the ex-deputy’s criminal activities. George Wesley Ellington, 39, pleaded guilty to extortion under color of official right in April of 2011. On Thursday, he was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison without parole, to be followed by a two-year term of supervised release. In April 2010, Ellington accepted a $500 bribe for using his position as a deputy to access confidential information from law-enforcement databases and for providing security and protection to a person he believed was illegally possessing and transporting ecstasy.

Pender Sheriff’s Captain Charged with Prostitution, Case Continued

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Captain Mark Sloan with the Pender County Sheriff’s Office was expected in court Monday for prostitution charges. He never appeared, so his case has been continued to October 17. Sloan was arrested in June after being stopped for a traffic signal violation on Physicians Drive in Wilmington. According to police, there was a male passenger in the car with Sloan when he was pulled over. Sloan was charged with soliciting prostitution and crimes against nature.

Baltimore Police Commissioner Defends Department

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Baltimore’s police commissioner is defending his department amid a series of controversial incidents. The Baltimore Sun reports that Frederick H. Bealefeld III struck a defiant tone during a radio show Tuesday evening. Bealefeld answered critics on the “Marc Steiner Show” and addressed some of his agency’s recent scandals. He said people shouldn’t draw conclusions about the entire 3,100-member force based on 50 officers implicated in a kickback scandal with a towing company and a corruption case in which an officer is charged with running a large-scale heroin operation.

CCSO Deputy Confirms Assault Allegation

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A Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office deputy has confirmed allegations of a reported assault of a restrained inmate by a fellow CCSO deputy earlier this month. On Saturday, Dep. Scott Manuel, a 13-year veteran of the sheriff’s office, emailed several media outlets detailing his depiction of the incident. Manuel, speaking to the Star-Exponent Sunday, confirmed he and three others on his shift were suspended without pay following his reporting of the alleged incident to Sheriff Jim Branch, who is seeking re-election Nov. 8.“I’m being suspended without pay for doing the right thing,” Manuel said Sunday.

More than Half of ‘Armed’ Suspects Shot by LA Sheriff Were Not Armed

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A new study has found that in most shootings in which Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies fired at suspects who appeared to be reaching for a weapon, the suspect turned out to be unarmed. And in the last six years, all but two of those people shot were black and Latino, according to the study by the Police Assessment Resource Center for LA County Supervisors. Over the past six years, approximately 61 percent of all suspects shot because an officer believed they were armed were confirmed to be unarmed at the time of the shooting. A little more than half of those suspects were holding an object such as a cell phone or sunglasses that was believed by deputies to be a possible firearm. The analysis also found that 61 percent of those shot at by deputies were Latino, 29 percent black and 10 percent white.

$500,000 Settlement Proposed in Des Moines Police Excessive Force Case

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Des Moines City Council members on Monday will be asked to approve a $500,000 settlement to end a lawsuit filed by two people who alleged they were assaulted by police during a 2008 traffic stop. City Solicitor Mark Godwin told The Des Moines Register today, that a settlement deal – if approved by council members – would require the city to pay $250,000 immediately to Octavius Bonds and Erin Evans, with $250,000 more due between July 1 and July 15 of next year.

Penis Injury from Gretna Police Dog Attack Was Unjustified, Man Alleges in Lawsuit

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A 25-year-old man sued the Gretna Police Department Tuesday, alleging his civil rights were violated by a police officer who sicced his canine on him without provocation, leading the dog to bite into his groin area and virtually sever his penis. Susan Poag. The Times-Picayune Cody Melancon alleges his civil rights were violated by a police officer who sicced his canine on him without provocation. Cody Melancon, of Gretna, said Tuesday the attack left him sexually dysfunctional. A doctor has recommended sexual enhancement pills and he faces neurosurgery in hopes of restoring the use of his penis, which was almost completely severed by the police dog’s bites. “I don’t have any sensation down there,” Melancon said. “I can’t get an erection. I’m 25 years of age.”

2 Officers Indicted in Md. College Student Beating

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Two police officers were indicted Tuesday in the beating of a University of Maryland student during a rowdy celebration that was caught on video after the school’s basketball win over Duke last year, prosecutors said. Prince George’s County Officers Reginald Baker and James Harrison, both of the department’s special operations division, were indicted on charges of first- and second-degree assault and misconduct in office, said County State’s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks.

Disabled Woman Says Officer Roughed Her Up

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A northeast Atlanta woman, who is physically disabled, said she was roughed up by an Atlanta police officer while being falsely arrested. Shequita Walker, 40, said she’s been sitting in the same lawn chair outside her apartment complex at Boulevard and Rankin Street for years. She said she likes to sit there and wait for the ice cream truck. Walker suffers from scleroderma which limits her range of motion and causes pain in her joints. In April, Walker said an Atlanta police officer approached her and told her to move. “He came right here and said we had to move, and I said ‘What reason do he have to move?’ ”

Lawsuit Accuses D.C. Police of Unlawful Stop for Taking Photos

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An Alexandria, Va., man is accusing a group of Metropolitan Police Department officers of unlawfully detaining him for taking pictures of police activity, according to a suit filed today in Washington federal court. Last July, according to the complaint (PDF), Jerome Vorus was taking pictures of a traffic stop in Georgetown. Vorus claims that police officers approached him, asked for his identification and questioned him about why he was taking pictures. Four different officers allegedly told Vorus that it was illegal to take pictures or recordings of Metropolitan Police Department officers without permission from the public affairs office. The complaint notes, “That is not the law in the District of Columbia.”

Federal Judge Threatens Fines over Denver Police Lawsuit

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A federal judge is threatening to fine Denver $5,000 a day for dragging its feet on court orders to provide complaints of excessive force against police. The documents include records of every excessive-force complaint filed against a Denver police officer or sheriff’s deputy in the past eight years. Attorneys for Jason Graber say the documents are needed to prove their claim that the city has a continuing practice of unconstitutional misconduct by law enforcement after he was injured during a confrontation with police. U.S. District Judge John Kane criticized the city in July for failing to turn over the documents sooner and he warned further obstruction would not be tolerated.

Half-Arab, Half-Jewish Woman Detained on 9/11 Flight Says She Was Racially Profiled

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Shoshana Hebshi recounted her ordeal in a detailed blog post after being released from FBI custody in Detroit. Reports surfaced on Monday that after a Frontier Airlines plane landed in Detroit, it was searched and three passengers detained by the FBI (and later released) for suspicious bathroom activity. Crew members had apparently gotten the sense that three passengers were visiting the bathroom too frequently and were even more worried when two of them two men who were sitting next to Hebshi went to the bathroom one right after the other. But Hebshi tells a different tale, saying that while her two seatmates did go to the restroom, she never even left her seat during the flight.

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Some 290 former employees of 3M, who filed an age discrimination lawsuit against the company, look set to receive a $3 million settlement. The agreement, which is a consent decree, still requires judicial approval, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said. As part of the settlement, the company has also agreed to set up a review process around their termination processes, and a training program on how to prevent age bias. Additionally, 3M will also post openings for positions previously unadvertised so that older employees have a chance to apply. An attorney for the Commission said the consent decree was the result of “productive and thoughtful negotiations with 3M.”

And Justice for Whom? Justice Department Investigates Police Injustices

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The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating 15 local and state police departments across the country for cases involving alleged police brutality or misconduct, in many cases of minorities. From Seattle to Miami, questions have arisen whether officers of the law are breaking rules in their pursuit of those they suspect—or claim—to be breaking the law. The DOJ is now looking into seven fatal police shootings of suspects in Miami between February and July 2010. All of the victims—six men and a 16-year-old boy—were black. All of the officers are Latino. “Some city leaders and community activists have raised questions about whether race was a motive in any of the shootings,” reports The New York Times.

Federal Court: Traffic Stop Does Not Justify Home Entry

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A police officer has no right to pursue a minor traffic stop into a home, according to a ruling handed down Wednesday by the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. A three-judge panel considered what happened after police in Sulphur, Oklahoma saw a suspect allegedly driving with faulty taillights on July 23, 2007. Murray County Deputy Sheriff Craig A. Billings signaled seventeen-year-old Joshua Burchett, who was driving the car, to pull over. Burchett continued on for two blocks, parked in the driveway of his parents’ three-bedroom home, ran inside and hid in the bathroom. Billings called for backup and Sulphur Police Officers Steve Watkins and Tony Simpson arrived at the scene.

Teen Girl Forced to Give Cop Oral Sex

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Over Labor Day weekend, a chilling story came to light in Kansas City, Missouri. The court case arose out of a culture of police negligence around questionable sexual behavior, a culture that eventually led to a horrific assault on a young girl, a teen who was hanging out late in a park with her friends. A teen-age girl says a Jackson County police officer forced her to give him oral sex in his squad car after he found her and some friends in a park after curfew. And she says that assault is just the tip of the iceberg of a pattern of sexual deviancy by Jackson County police officers. Burgess told C.B.’s friends to leave, then he handcuffed C.B., fondled her breasts, vaginal area and buttocks, forced her to give him oral sex and ejaculated.

Breaking anger, from Oakland to Tottenham

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British politicians are advice on techniques to stop future disorder after three nights of unrest in the United Kingdom last month – events that were sparked by the killing of Mark Duggan, a black male, shot dead by police. But crowd control practice in the US, according to an example highlighted by official documents from US policing agencies, extends far beyond traditional law enforcement. When the killing of an unarmed black man in Oakland, California, by a police officer, triggered the community into angry disorder, local police called in reinforcements. Numerous federal and local enforcement agencies were brought in to infiltrate crowds, subdue demonstrators and assist in mass arrests as a part of actions that lawyers say were unconstitutional and violate the police’s own regulations.

Suit: Man Beaten after Taking Photo of Officers

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A man who took a photo of a Chicago Police officer driving while holding and dragging a man outside of his squad car last December was beaten by the officer, according to a federal lawsuit filed Friday. Brad Williams was standing on the front porch of his home when he saw the driver of a Chicago Police car reach his arm out the window and grab a man walking alongside the car and drag him down the street, according to a suit filed in U.S. District Court.

Half-Arab, Half-Jewish Woman Detained on 9/11 Flight Says She Was Racially Profiled

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Reports surfaced on Monday that after a Frontier Airlines plane landed in Detroit, it was searched and three passengers detained by the FBI (and later released) for suspicious bathroom activity. Crew members had apparently gotten the sense that three passengers were visiting the bathroom too frequently and were even more worried when two of them — two men who were sitting next to Hebshi — went to the bathroom one right after the other. But Hebshi tells a different tale, saying that while her two seatmates did go to the restroom, she never even left her seat during the flight.

Crisp County Jailer Arrested in Sex Sting

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A part-time Crisp County jailer was arrested Tuesday night in an undercover sex sting in middle Georgia. Sixty-three year old Albert Pole is charged with attempt to commit child molestation. He is in the Butts County jail. Sheriff Haralson has confirmed that a part time deputy assigned to the detention division was arrested in Butts County, Georgia on August 2, 2011. Haralson stated that his agency was notified at approximately 6:15 yesterday that Albert Bill Pole, age 63, had been arrested in an undercover sting.

Deputy Sheriff Arrested for Assaulting Romantic Rival

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Luzerne County Deputy Sheriff Jennifer M. Roberts is facing criminal charges she assaulted the new girlfriend of her former companion, Deputy Sheriff Mary Jean Farrell. Sheriff John Gilligan said Friday he indefinitely suspended Roberts pending the outcome of an internal investigation. He suspended Roberts in February after she and Farrell filed protection-from-abuse petitions against each other.”It’s a sad day in the sheriff’s office,” Gilligan said, adding Roberts turned in her weapons Friday.

Family Says Madison Deputies Interrupted Party, Used Tasers

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A Madison family wants answers after they claim deputies interrupted their party Saturday.

They said Madison County sheriff’s deputies arrested and used a Taser on several people while looking for an assailant at the wrong house. Moses Hart said the Madison County Sheriff’s Department was out of line Saturday night. “For some reason, officers came up (to the house and) before they could even tell me what was going on, they had one of the guys in handcuffs,” Hart said.

Massachusetts Jail Officer Convicted of Drug Smuggling

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A Massachusetts corrections officer has pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle heroin to sell to inmates at a medium-security prison near Boston. Ronald McGinn Jr. of Bridgewater pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to possession of heroin with intent to distribute at MCI-Norfolk. Federal prosecutors say the 40-year-old sent text messages and discussed with an undercover FBI agent the amounts he would smuggle into the prison and fees he would charge to do so. He was arrested in April afternoon in possession of about 29 grams of heroin.

Former Vancouver Police Officer Convicted of Trafficking Should Get Three to Four Years

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Former Vancouver police officer Peter Hodson supplied marijuana to a street level dealer for months, sometimes meeting him while on-shift in uniform and driving a marked police car, Vancouver Provincial Court heard Thursday. And that dealer later told police he felt threatened and intimidated by Hodson when the cop was trying to collect an $1,800 debt the dealer owed for some missing pot. Crown prosecutor Joe Bellows told Hodson’s sentencing hearing that the disgraced ex-officer should spend three and a half years behind bars.

Oklahoma Officer Convicted, Another Acquitted in Case

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A federal jury has convicted one Tulsa police officer accused of numerous civil rights violations and acquitted another charged with witness tampering. The panel on Wednesday found Officer Jeff Henderson guilty of six counts of perjury and two counts of violating the civil rights of a citizen. Officer Bill Yelton, who was accused of witness tampering, was found not guilty on all eight counts. Henderson also had faced charges of distributing drugs and witness tampering. Both had denied wrongdoing during the 14-day trial.

Former CBP Officer Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking, Alien Smuggling, and Bribery

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A former Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer has been convicted of drug trafficking, alien smuggling, and bribery after pleading guilty to the federal felony offenses, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today.Luis Enrique Ramirez, 38, of Brownsville, pleaded guilty this morning just before jury selection for a trial on the case was slated to begin. At the time of his re-arraignment, Ramirez admitted that between November 2007, and January 2009, while employed as a CBP officer, he was a member of a drug trafficking organization. He admitted that on Dec. 17, 2008, he allowed a co-conspirator to drive a vehicle laden with 12 Kilograms of cocaine into the United States via a vehicle primary inspection lane he was manning at the time.

IDF Officer Convicted of Drug Smuggling Gets 8.5 Years in Jail

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The Beersheba District Court on Tuesday sentenced former Border Guard operations officer Badi Bisan to eight and a half years in prison and 18 months of probation for smuggling drugs, fraud, and breach of trust between the years 2005-2007. Bisan’s partner in crime, Salem Abu-Ravis – a Bedouin resident of the Negev – was sentenced to four and a half years in prison and one year probation. The judges determined that Bisan, a 33-year old resident of the Druze village of Jatt, was convicted of exploiting sensitive security information that he received while on the job. The judges emphasized the gravity of his crimes, seeing as his office, as an officer in the Border Guard, was to help maintain the security of Israel’s borders.

Prison Officer Convicted of Drug Trafficking

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A PRISON officer, who was found with cannabis (marijuana) strapped to his torso at the New Amsterdam Penitentiary, in Berbice, has been convicted of trafficking in the narcotic and introducing it to the jail. Magistrate Geeta Chandan Persid Edmond found Glen Lewis guilty of the offences, on Monday at New Amsterdam Court, but deferred sentence to June 8, pending the appearance of Defence Counsel Chandradass Persaud, who is currently out of the jurisdiction. Evidence disclosed that the convict had joined the Prison Service six months before his superiors observed him acting suspiciously on December 7, 2006 and a search of his person yielded portions of the prohibited plant strapped to his body.

Former Laredo Police Department Officer Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Term for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Convictions

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Former Laredo Police Department (LPD) officer Orlando Jesus Hale, 28, has been sentenced to almost 25 years in federal prison without parole for drug trafficking and using a firearm during and in relation to the drug trafficking offense, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez sentenced Hale this morning to 235 months for his conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine between Oct. 15, 2008, and Nov. 30, 2008. He also received a consecutive 60-month prison term for using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime and possessing the firearm in furtherance of the drug trafficking crime in November 2008, for a total of 295 months, or 24.5 years’ imprisonment.

Narcotics Officer, Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Death in SW China

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A former senior police narcotics squad officer and two drug traffickers were Monday sentenced to death for murder, drug-trafficking and graft after being convicted at a court in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. Luo Li, former deputy chief of the anti-drug brigade of the Chongqing Municipal Public Security Bureau, was convicted of collaborating with and protecting drug traffickers since 2005 said a statement from the No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court of Chongqing. A court investigation found the two drug dealers he protected, Ao Xingman and Zhou Guangquan, trafficked more than 120,000 grams of heroin from 1997 to 2010, the statement said.

Officer Accused of Perjury in Oklahoma Drug Trafficking Case

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A preliminary hearing has been set for July 30 for the police officer accused of perjury in an Oklahoma drug trafficking case.  Former police officer Rodney Richards has been accused of lying about a federal arrest warrant, falsifying an affidavit, lying about the jurisdiction of a police pursuit, and lying under oath during the trial of an alleged drug dealer. This is not the first time Richards has faced perjury charges.  In 2006, Richards was accused of lying about the presence of a police informant during a drug bust.   Richards was acquitted in that case, and his Oklahoma defense lawyer asserts that Richards is an honest, hard-working officer.  He suspects that the most recent charges against Richards are politically motivated.  The District Attorney in the current case, Bret Burns, was the assistant district attorney in the 2006 case and is currently seeking re-election.

N.J. Corrections Officer Convicted of Smuggling Drugs, Cell Phones to Inmates Faces 14 Years in Prison

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Luis Roman spent 18 years as a corrections officer, but now he could spend 14 years on the other side of the bars for sneaking cell phones and drugs to inmates. Roman pleaded guilty today to racketeering and official misconduct charges for running a smuggling network at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Avenel and then at Northern State Prison in Newark.”This wasn’t a single cell phone,” Department of Corrections Commissioner Gary Lanigan said. “This was a criminal enterprise.”State officials said they will seek a 14-year prison term with five years of parole ineligibility at sentencing on Oct. 3.

NYPD Officer Pleads Not Guilty to Rape Charges

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An off-duty police officer accused of raping a teacher in upper Manhattan identified himself as a patrolman, admitted he was drunk at the time and fretted about his girlfriend finding out he had been caught — in his words — “cheating with another girl,” prosecutors said Wednesday. The statements to arresting officers were made public after Officer Michael Pena pleaded not guilty to rape, sex assault and other charges. The 27-year-old officer was arrested last month and remains behind bars after failing to post $1 million bond.

Officers Not Immune in Shooting Death of Boy

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The 8th Circuit denied qualified immunity to two Arkansas police officers who shot and killed a 12-year-old boy after mistaking his toy gun for the real thing. West Memphis Police officers Erik Sammis and Jimmy Evans were part of a late-night stake-out team in June 2007, acting on a tip that two or three black males planned to rob a convenience store. Around 10 p.m., the officers saw 12-year-old DeAunta Farrow and 14-year-old Unseld Nance approaching a nearby apartment complex. What happened next is still in dispute, according to the St. Louis-based appellate panel.  The officers said they got out of the car, weapons drawn, yelled “police” and ordered the boys to get on the ground.

Ex-Grandview Police Officer Jeffrey Moreland Charged in the Homicides of Nina Whitney and Cara Jo Roberts

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Moreland is accused of raping and killing Cara Jo Roberts in November 2008. He’s also accused of killing 75-year-old Nina Whitney, who was strangled and stabbed in her home at 11800 Belmont in October 2010 (in April, police released a composite sketch of a suspect). The Star reported that Moreland is accused of raping a woman last week in Harrisonville; DNA from the rape matched DNA evidence in the homicides. He was arrested in Iowa on Wednesday and is locked up in the Cass County jail on $1 million bond.

Forbidden Apple: TSA Worker Arrested after Allegedly Stealing iPad and Stuffing It Down His Pants

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Transportation Security Administration employee Nelson Santiago, 30, allegedly had a keen eye and an even quicker hand in manning a TSA security checkpoint at the Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Santiago is accused of stealing $50,000 worth of electronics over the last six months from passengers — often selling the items before the end of his shift. Police say that he was nailed after a Continental employee saw him steal an iPod and stuff it down his shorts. It is the forbidden apple story with a modern twist. Santiago allegedly would post photos of his goods online to sell them. He is currently charged with two counts of grand theft. Police that he admitted to the thefts.

Boynton Beach “Officer of The Year” Suspected Of Drug Dealing

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Considered a role model by his peers and named “Officer of the Year” in 2010, Boynton Beach police officer David Britto has been charged with conspiring to sell more than 500 grams of methamphetamines between June 2009 and March 2011. The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration announced the indictment Tuesday against Britto who joined the Boynton Beach police department in 2007. He also taught in the department’s Teen Police Academy, according to the Palm Beach Post. Britto received the department’s highest honor last year for, among other things, using CPR to save a 2-year old girl who almost drowned in the family’s pool and helping to identify a man suspected of shooting two street preachers.

Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Child Endangerment

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A Cook County sheriff’s deputy who has faced legal troubles in the past is now charged with child endangerment. The Chicago Tribune reports Sergeant Kelly Mrozek has been suspended with pay. In 2006, she was charged with public indecency for reportedly having sex in her backyard hot tub. She was acquitted of the charges. Now the Tribune reports that Mrozek’s 3-year-old son was found wandering around her neighborhood wearing only underpants and flip flops.

Former Deputy Now Convicted Sex Offender

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A former Harrison County sheriff’s deputy, who also worked as a school resource officer, is now a convicted sex offender. Michael Chauvin, 49, pleaded guilty in circuit court Monday to one felony count of “exploitation of a child.” That charge involves possession of child pornography. But a sexual battery charge against the former law enforcer was dismissed, after the victim refused to cooperate.”Before you, Mr. Chauvin, is a petition to enter a plea of guilty,” circuit court Judge Larry Bourgeois said to the defendant. The former deputy stood before Judge Bourgeois wearing a white shirt and tie, flanked by his defense attorney. Michael Chauvin had been charged with statutory rape for a sexual relationship with a teenager who was a former babysitter.

Hardin Co. Deputy Jailer Arrested Following Undercover Operation

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Kentucky State Police have arrested a Hardin County deputy jailer during an undercover operation for taking cash bribes. The agency said in a news release that 32-year-old Shadrick A. Blackmon, of Radcliff, was arrested Friday on a charge of bribery of a public servant. Police said they were alerted earlier this week by Hardin County Jailer Danny Allen who was concerned that one of his deputies had solicited cash or sexual favors to get an inmate illegally out of jail. Blackmon is being held at the Larue County Jail. He had been employed at the jail for less than a year.

Former Saline County Deputy Arrested

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A former Saline County Sheriff Deputy was arrested Tuesday on charges stemming from hunting incidents. Patrick Queen, 39, is charged with two counts of possession of a deer without a deer tag and no hunting or fishing license. Queen was a deputy with the Saline County Sheriff’s Office from December 2005 to Aug. 4, according to Saline County records. Saline County Sheriff Glen Kochanowski said Queen resigned. Before joining the sheriff’s office, Queen worked for the Hugoton Police Department. He graduated from McPherson College and the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center.

Deputy Arrested On Drug Charges

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A Clark County Deputy was arrested over the weekend after an undercover investigation.  According to Sheriff Gene Kelly, 37 year-old Amanda Nichols was the subject of a 2-month long investigation. He said it started in June when his office received a tip that one of his deputies was illegally purchasing and using prescription pills.  With the help of several outside police agencies an undercover sting was set-up.  “Our deputy did make a phone call and request to purchase prescription medications that were not prescribed to her,” said Sheriff Kelly.  He said Nichols drove to a home in Springfield and paid a confidential informant $120 dollars for 60 Vicodin pills.

Former Grandview Police Officer Charged with Murder, Rape

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Prosecutors from both Jackson and Cass Counties announced this morning at a joint press conference that they are charging Jeffrey Moreland with murder and rape in connection with several cases that span a number of years. Moreland medically retired from the Grandview, MO Police Department several years ago before any of the alleged crimes took place. The suspect picked up a woman walking down MO 291 in Harrisonville on June 30. He took her to his home and raped her. Afterward, he gave the woman $100, hit her on the head and told her she was stupid for getting into a car with a stranger. The investigation into her abduction and rape, and the DNA taken from that case, led to the break in the cold case murders from 2008 and 2010.

Sheriff Fires Deputy Charged in Fatal Crash

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La Crosse County Sheriff Steve Helgeson fired a deputy Wednesday charged with homicide in a fatal crash last summer. Deputy Trisha Stratman’s firing came after an internal investigation into the July 18, 2010 crash that killed a 16-year-old driver, said County deputy Corporation Counsel David Lange. Results of the investigation were not released, though the Tribune filed an open records request for access to the reports. Special prosecutors charged Stratman with homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle after a criminal investigation revealed she sped through a red light at 90 mph and collided with another car at Hwys. 35 and OT according to the complaint filed in La Crosse County Circuit Court.

Lake Charles Police Officer Charged with Possessing Child Porn

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State Police says it has arrested a Lake Charles police officer and charged him with possession of child porn. LSP says 35-year-old Benjamin Wild was arrested after pornographic material involving juveniles was found downloaded on his home computer. He was booked into the Calcasieu Correctional Center. State police tells 7 News that Wild is employed as a Lake Charles city police officer.  And that once notified, Lake Charles City Police immediately offered assistance to State Police detectives and provided valuable support with the investigation.

Former Deputy Sheriff Charged with Domestic Violence

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Barnstable County deputy sheriff was arraigned in Orleans District Court June 11th and charged with assault & battery and vandalism, in the town of Barnstable.  According to police reports, after an argument with his live-in girlfriend, Shaun E. Caiado, 33, rammed his car into hers.  She left the premises, but later returned from concern for his safety, to find her property strewn across the front lawn of their shared home and run over one or more times by an automobile.  Damaged items included a $500 Trek mountain bike, and a $300 iPhone.  The woman removed a firearm safe from the house and left.

PG County Sheriff’s Deputy Charged in OC Assault

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Ocean City Police were called to Baltimore Avenue downtown for an assault involving a handgun.  The female victim and witnesses told police that 26 year old Jennifer Douglas got into an argument over keys to a vehicle that turned into a physical confrontation.  Then Douglas pulled a badge and a handgun which she pointed at the victim’s head.  Douglas was later found around 42nd Street – and identified herself as a Prince Georges County Sheriff’s deputy, which was confirmed.  She’s charged with 1st & 2nd degree assault and reckless endangerment and is being held in default of $150,000 bond.

Cherokee County Detention Center officer Charged with Sex Crime Involving Girl, 7

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A Cherokee County Detention Center officer has been fired after his arrest on a sex charge involving a 7-year-old girl. Harold Glenn Phillips, 36, of 3083 Corinth Road, Gaffney, has been charged by the State Law Enforcement Division with first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor under age 11.  Cherokee County Sheriff Steve Mueller said the child’s mother reported the allegations to the sheriff’s office on July 19. The woman said Phillips had touched the girl in the genital area on multiple occasions since January, Mueller said.

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The RM29 million Klinik Kesihatan Taman Ungku Aminah scandals are not only about corruption but also about gross abuse of power. The focus of the issue, which has surfaced again, has always been corruption. But what has been overlooked by many writers is the abuse of power. It was blatant abuse of power that enabled the scandal to be carried out successfully. It must have the backing and approval of the top, i.e. the then Health Minister Chua Soi Lek. How could payment be made for the clinic land without going through the proper acquisition process? Land acquisition process, if adhered to, would ensure the price of the land is lower than the market price. In this case, it was reported that a special purpose vehicle for the scam, Kurnia Heights Sdn Bhd, was set up to buy the land at about RM8 million plus and subsequently, the same land sold to the BN government (read Health Ministry) at a grossly inflated value of RM29 million.

Police Severely Beat Man Half to Death for Bicycling Without Headlight

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Police Beat a Man Nearly to Death, Hospitalizing Him in Critical Condition, For Riding a Bicycle without a Headlight and Somehow The Dash-cam Video Is Unavailable. This is just the latest string of violent police beating and police brutality cases which so far have gone unpunished stemming across the entire nation. All have the same mo of police claiming the person they severely beat or killed was resisting arrest. Martin Garcia Ortiz is in critical condition after an incident allegedly involving Aransas Pass police back on August 10th. The family and their attorneys say they believe a rogue police officer may be to blame for Ortiz’s severe injuries. 48-year-old Martin Garcia Ortiz is a lifelong Aransas Pass resident, though for the past few weeks he’s been at Spohn Memorial Hospital in Corpus Christi. On August 10th, Ortiz’s family says he was riding his bicycle home and just a few blocks away something happened to put him in critical condition.

China Announces First Administrative Anti-Monopoly Case

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On July 27, 2011, China’s State Administration for Industry and Commerce (“SAIC”) posted on its website information on the first anti-monopoly case regarding abuse of administrative power to eliminate or restrict competition. The decision resulted from an unnamed city in China’s Guangdong province having issued an order requiring the use of GPS services of a private company to monitor the transportation of all hazardous goods in the city. The Guangdong Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce (“Guangdong AIC”) investigated after receiving complaints from competitors, and concluded that the specific administrative order constituted an abuse of administrative power under the Anti-Monopoly Law of the People’s Republic of China (“AML”). The Guangdong AIC sought the guidance of the SAIC, then made a recommendation to Guangdong’s provincial government to correct the abuse. On June 12, 2011 Guangdong’s provincial government ruled that the order violated Articles 8 and 32 of the AML (namely, abuse of administrative power to eliminate or restrict competition).

DoD Abuse of Power Case Included Hiring of Relatives

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An investigation has concluded that the former head of the Defense Department’s school system abused her power to secure jobs for relatives and friends, received pay and benefits to which she was not entitled and engaged in “unprofessional conduct and speech,” according to a letter from the Defense Department Inspector General’s office. In a letter to U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, the Inspector General’s office said six allegations against Miles were ultimately confirmed.

Abuse of Power: Congressman Issa’s Attacks on the NLRB

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In a truly unprecedented attack on federal law enforcement agents at the National Labor Relations Board, California Representative Darrell Issa and his Republican allies in the House of Representatives are doing the bidding of corporate elites in an effort to suppress the collective bargaining rights of private sector workers. In June of this year, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) commenced an enforcement action against Boeing based on a claim by IAM District 751, part of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, that Boeing broke worker protection laws when it told its unionized workers in Everett, Wash. it would transfer airplane assembly to its newly non-union facility in Charleston, South Carolina due to their past and possible future union activity.

Yet Another Case Filed against Col. Üçok Over Abuse of Power

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The Military Prosecutor’s Office has filed yet another case against former Air Forces Judicial Undersecretary Col. Ahmet Zeki Üçok, who is currently under arrest on charges of issuing falsified medical reports and who also faces charges over allegations that he used “hypnosis and drugs” during the interrogation of noncommissioned officers (NCOs) in Kayseri.

DA Accused of ‘Abuse of Power’ in Municipal Manager Case

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The Office of the Public Protector says that it has not received a complaint from the African National Congress (ANC) in the southern Cape accusing the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Eden District Council of an abuse of power. In what is yet another ANC-DA post-election dogfight, the ANC says the district council, now under the DA’s control, failed to sanction municipal manager Godfrey Louw after a disciplinary hearing last year found him guilty of “incurring fruitless and wasteful expenditure amounting to R360000″. Earlier this week, the ANC chief whip in the Eden council, Piet van der Hoven, released a copy of the complaint which he said would be sent to the public protector, but yesterday Kgalalelo Masibi, spokesman in Thuli Madonsela’s office, said the complaint had not been received.

DA Dropping Slew Of New Cases Amid SFPD Surveillance Scandal

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Public Defender Jeff Adachi said Friday’s dropped cases involving officers allegedly mishandling drug busts are a sign that these incidents are no longer isolated to specific buildings in San Francisco. District Attorney George Gascon Friday afternoon dropped 26 cases involving San Francisco police’s Mission Station, which has recently been under scrutiny after Adachi released footage that he claims show misconduct by officers during drug busts at residential hotels around the city. One of the cases dismissed Friday took place in August last year, when police were checking the home of a man on probation and officers allegedly kicked down the man’s bedroom door and took property from his home, according to Adachi.

Ganley To Pay $300,000 To Settle Racial Discrimination Case at Bedford Lincoln Mercury Store

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The Ganley Auto Group has agreed to pay $300,000 to current and former black employees to settle a 2007 discrimination case. Salesman Larry Vandiver complained in 2007 to the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that the manager of the store then called Frank Nero Lincoln Mercury was discriminating against black salesmen. Vandiver claimed that former store manager Jay Walsh was putting deals presented by black salesmen through more scrutiny and denying black workers promotions.

Read Racial Discrimination Case Filed by Police Officer Against City of Saginaw 

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Victor J. Mastromarco, a Saginaw-based attorney for Saginaw Police Officer Leon Burns, filed a $75,000-plus discrimination lawsuit against the city of Saginaw in the Bay City U.S. District Court Wednesday. The suit claims Saginaw police officials discriminated against Burns because of his race, stemming from “alleged dispute” with a member of the public that Burns had while plowing a driveway in December of 2008, as well as subsequent formal complaints made by Burns in response to punishments he received.

HUD RULING AWARDS NEARLY $50,000 IN ALABAMA RACE DISCRIMINATION CASE 

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that a HUD Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) has ordered a Marshall County, Alabama, landlord to pay $49,165 in damages and penalties for violating the Fair Housing Act. HUD initially charged Phillip and Opal Maze, respectively the rental manager and owner of a Marshall County mobile home, with discriminating based on race in December 2009. In an order that became final on May 25, 2011, the ALJ found that Phillip Maze discriminated against a white family and an African American man because one of the family members was dating the African American man.

Lawsuit Highlights Alleged Racial Discrimination in Public Accommodations 

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New allegations of racial discrimination in Boston-area bars and restaurants have come to light in the wake of a state lawsuit filed against the bar Peggy O’Neil’s in Dorchester. Attorney General Martha Coakley says her office has received seven more complaints against the Dorchester bar in the week since she filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the establishment. The lawsuit alleges Peggy O’Neil’s and its owner, Caron O’Neil, engaged in a pattern of singling out black and Hispanic patrons in line. O’Neil allegedly told them that since she didn’t know them and didn’t want trouble, she wouldn’t let them in.

Legal Battle Persists Over Racial Discrimination Claims Against LMSD

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Plaintiffs in a racial-discrimination lawsuit against the Lower Merion School District are lobbying to keep the case headed for a trial they believe it deserves, while the district seeks the case’s dismissal. Eight African-American families alleged in 2007 that African-American students are disproportionately placed in special education and low-level classes in Lower Merion schools. Lawyers for the plaintiffs, who are being represented by the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia and DLA Piper LLP, on Friday filed documents opposing the district’s earlier motion for summary judgment. The case is now awaiting a reply from Lower Merion, which has been given until Friday, Sept. 2, to file. The district filed Monday for a one-week extension of that time frame and awaits a response from the court, district spokesman Doug Young said.

The Truth Behind Stop-and-Frisk

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Judge Shira Scheindlin of Federal District Court in New York made the right call when she refused to dismiss a lawsuit against the New York City Police Department, which alleged that officers use race as a basis for stopping and frisking citizens, rather than reasonable suspicion. The trial will provide an important opportunity to evaluate this increasingly troubling program, which resulted in 600,000 people being stopped on the streets last year alone.  The stop-and-frisk tactic is as old as policing itself.

NYU Pays Major Settlement in Racial Discrimination Suit

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New York University will pay $210,000 to settle a harassment lawsuit after an employee was subjected to racial slurs and insults, according to a statement from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the EEOC, the supervisor of the mailroom at NYU’s Bobst Library repeatedly referred to an African employee as a “monkey” and “gorilla,” lodged insults such as “do you want a banana?” and “go back to your cage,” and referred to the employees accented English as “gibberish.” EEOC filed the lawsuit against NYU in September 2010 after the university allegedly took months to investigate the employee’s complaints and took basically no action to fix the problem, according to EEOC’s release.

Woman Denied Sole Valedictorian Status Because of Race, Lawsuit Says

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A black Arkansas teen who graduated top of her class is suing her high school for racial discrimination after the principal decided to name a white student with a lower GPA as co-valedictorian. Kymberly Wimberly, 18, told ABC News she always dreamed about being at the top of her class at McGehee High School. “When I found out I was valedictorian, I was ecstatic,” she said. That soon changed when Wimberly’s mother, Molly Bratton, who works at the school as a media specialist, overheard school officials saying they wanted to avoid the “big mess” that would happen with Wimberly as valedictorian, the teen said. The lawsuit alleges there was a “pattern and practice of school administrators and personnel treating the African-American students less favorably than the Caucasian ones.” A white student with a lower GPA was named co-valedictorian.

Fifth Racial Discrimination Complaint Filed against City of Jasper

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KJAS News obtained paperwork on Friday showing that a fifth racial discrimination complaint has been filed against the City of Jasper. Garrett Foster, who is a former sergeant-detective who was demoted to patrol on May 23rd by Chief Rodney Pearson, was one of 22 applicants for the police chief position. According to the paperwork, Foster filed his complaint through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on June 24th.There are now five racial discrimination complaints, one complaint of sex and disability discrimination, two grievances, and one racial discrimination federal lawsuit filed against the city of Jasper, and more are expected.

Racial Discrimination Suit Filed Against SC District

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For those of you unfamiliar with Lexington-Richland 5, it’s a Midlands, South Carolina public school district with a long history of unnecessary spending, misinformation tactics and sex scandals Now, it looks as though the district is about to add racial discrimination to the mix. A former district employee resigned from Lexington 5 School District this spring alleging discrimination on the basis of skin color. This employee has since filed a complaint with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. According to our sources, the employee’s complaint alleges that the school district has hired and promoted white employees over better-educated, better-qualified black employees in its technology department. The employee also alleges that whites have been given promotions and salary increases while minorities are told that no funding is available for them. Not surprisingly, sex is also allegedly a factor in the discriminatory actions.

Bolt Sued Over Aboriginal Skin Color Comments

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Bolt is being sued under the Racial Discrimination Act by a group of Aborigines over four articles he wrote in 2009.The court has heard the articles questioned the motives of light or white-skinned people who identified themselves as Aboriginal, implying they did so for personal gain. The court was told Bolt was breeding prejudice against them. The court heard the articles were “a head-on assault on a group of highly successful and high-achieving” Aborigines. The counsel representing nine Aborigines is seeking a public apology from Bolt and a ban on republishing the articles, which appeared in 2009 and 2010.

Military Abortion Care Policy an ‘Abuse of Power,’ Editorial States

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“As a point of simple fairness, it is not right that the federal government covers abortion in the instance of rape for other federal employees, Medicaid recipients and those serving time in federal prisons, but not for female service members,” a San Francisco Chronicle editorial states. The editorial responds to an attempt by Rep. Susan Davis’ (D-Calif.) to amend the National Defense Authorization Act to allow abortion coverage for women in the military in cases of rape or incest. The House Rules Committee declined to consider the amendment, without public explanation.

Kalamazoo Officer Arrested, Suspended

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A Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officer is on administrative leave after police said he got into a fight with his spouse and assaulted her.  Steven V. Luthy was arrested July 31 when police responded to his home on 40th Street in Bloomingdale after receiving a 911 call. Van Buren County sheriff’s deputies found that Luthy’s spouse had visible injuries. Luthy was then taken to the Van Buren County Jail.  Luthy was charged with domestic violence — a misdemeanor — the next day, police records show. He was released from custody and placed on administrative leave, as a KDPS internal investigation continues.

A Former LPD Officer is Sentenced to 6 1/2 Years in Prison

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A former Laredo police officer is sentenced to six and a half years in prison for his role in an illegal drug operation. Former LPD officer, Pedro Martinez III was sentenced today in federal court. He was charged with two other co-conspirators for distributing more than 10 pounds of cocaine, and also for accepting bribes to escort cocaine-loaded vehicles through Laredo while using police-issued radios to monitor traffic.

Andre Davis, MPD Police Officer Arrested On Theft Charges

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Almost 20 MPD officers have been arrested so far this year on charges ranging from theft to murder. On Thursday, another MPD officer was arrested – this time on charges of felony theft of a vehicle after he allegedly didn’t return to an airport car rental company. Police arrested Andre Davis and booked him into jail. Authorities issued a fugitive arrest warrant for Davis after he allegedly didn’t return the vehicle he rented in July 2009.

Former Ft. Dodge Police Officer Arrested

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A former Fort Dodge police officer could be in a whole lot of trouble with the law. Galin Hindt, a 7-year veteran, is accused of coming up to a woman at a Ft. Dodge bar in April, according to a story in the Fort Dodge Messenger. The paper reports he told her that unless she let him take her home, he would bust her for driving drunk. The paper said Hindt then took the woman to his apartment and forced himself on her. The woman escaped after he fell asleep, according to the report. Hindt quit his job on the force two days after the woman told authorities what she said happened that night.

Clanton Officer David Michael Hegwood Arrested on Burglary, Theft Charges

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A Clanton Police officer was arrested Aug. 5 and faces charges of burglary and theft of property after he allegedly stole a neon sign from a local business early on the morning of Aug. 4.CPD Chief Brian Stilwell subsequently terminated the employment of David Michael Hegwood, a 22-year department veteran.“For us, there is nobody here that is above the law,” Stilwell said. The owner of Boomerang’s, a restaurant still under construction on Highway 31 in southern Clanton, contacted Clanton Police because surveillance video from the business showed a uniformed officer entering and taking a sign that read, “It’s 5 o’clock somewhere.”

5 NYPD Officers Guilty in Post-Katrina Danziger Bridge Shootings, Cover-Up

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A jury this morning convicted all five New Orleans police officers accused in the Danziger Bridge shootings, which took place amid the chaos after Hurricane Katrina and claimed the lives of two civilians, and a cover-up of startling scope that lasted almost five years.
The verdicts were a huge victory for federal prosecutors, who won on virtually every point, save for their contention that the shootings amounted to murder. The jury rejected that notion, finding that the officers violated the victims’ civil rights, but that their actions did not constitute murder.

Ex-Deputy Re-Arrested for Facebook Post

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A former sheriff’s deputy charged with having sex with a minor was thrown back in jail on Tuesday for a recent post on his Facebook page. Nathan Gastineau was out on bail, fighting six felony charges. He’s accused of unlawful sex with a minor while he was on patrol. The alleged victim was a member of the sheriff’s Explorer program. Tuesday’s appearance was supposed to be a routine disposition hearing, but after the judge read the Facebook post, he looked up at Gastineau and said, “What on earth were you thinking?” Part of the posting said, “This is your Admiral. I know there’ve been a lot of rumors going around … about the destruction that’s been visited on my life. I would like to tell you that they’re exaggerations.” Later in the post, he says, “Tomorrow, look around you. Our imperative is right there, in our friendships, in our hearts, in our statements to the media, and in ourselves.

Prison Guard Arrested for Smuggling Drugs to Inmates

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The 17-year veteran of the Michigan Department of Corrections had a large amount of heroin and tobacco in his possession that he may have been planning to smuggle into the Newberry Correctional Facility, according to investigators. The drugs were found during a traffic stop in Mackinac County Wednesday.  The officer is now facing three felony drug possession charges. The Michigan State Police and Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement Team (SANE) believe the officer was planning to smuggle the drugs into the Newberry prison where he worked.

State Prison Guard Arrested

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Allegheny County police requested a Beaver County SWAT team to help arrest a state prison guard early Thursday because they believed he had weapons in his home and is a white supremacist and member of a biker gang, an official said. Police charged Tory D. Kelly, 39, of Hopewell, with threatening and intimidating a fellow corrections officer, Curtis Hoffman, 45, who state officials name as a witness in an investigation of alleged staff misconduct at the state prison in Woods Run, according to a criminal complaint. Anthony Q. McClure, tactical commander of the Beaver County Emergency Services Unit, said the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office requested the squad’s assistance in arresting Kelly.

Off-Duty Prison Guard Arrested After Domestic Dispute

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An off-duty correctional officer was arrested at his home Monday evening on suspicion of drawing his weapon and shooting at his significant other, police said. The bullet reportedly punched through a wall and struck some furniture, but did not hit the unnamed victim. Hanford police arrived on West Willow Drive shortly after 7:46 p.m. and found 42-year-old Peter Esparza pacing in his backyard, said Hanford police Detective Richard Pontecorvo. Police investigators said they believe the incident began as a fight between Esparza and the victim that escalated into physical violence. They would not specify the couple’s relationship to protect the alleged victim.

Prison Guard Arrested for Drug Conspiracy

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Suwannee Correctional Institution officer was arrested Wednesday morning for trying to bring drugs onto SCI property for compensation, the Florida Department of Corrections reports. Howard Taylor Jr., 29, 4725 NW Lake Jeffery Road, Lake City, faces charges of unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior and conspiracy to introduce contraband into a correctional facility. According to DOC reports, Inspector Christopher Hancock of the Department’s Inspector General’s Office, acting on a tip, found that on June 16 Taylor unlawfully conspired with SCI inmate Carlos Mendoza to bring marijuana into the prison. Then on June 21, Taylor reportedly received compensation with the intent to commit unlawful acts in his capacity as a correctional officer. The amount of the compensation is unknown.

Prison Guard Arrested and Released in Connection with Disappearance of Prisoners Money

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The Lands Recherché arrested Roland Lake a prison guard working at the Pointe Blanche Prison in connection with the disappearance of a prisoner’s money. The money went missing between Friday May 6 and Sunday May 8th 2011. Lake was arrested on Monday morning at his home on Pond Island confirmed Public Prosecutor Barth Den Hartigh.

Portland Police Officer Arrested On Accusations of DUI in Gladstone

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Off-duty Portland police officer’s duties have been restricted after his arrest Friday night in Gladstone on accusations of driving under the influence of intoxicants. Andy Vanderhoof, a 19-year Portland Police Bureau veteran, was found asleep in his parked car at 7:08 p.m. Friday on Southeast Jennings Avenue at Oregon 99E. A Clackamas County sheriff’s deputy found him while responding to reports of an impaired driver. Vanderhoof was arrested after failing a field sobriety test. The deputy then administered a breath test. The deputy transported Vanderhoof to the sheriff’s office, where he was processed and released with an order to appear in court.

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A federal racial discrimination suit has been settled, and it involves one of Tom Ganley’s car dealerships. In the settlement, Ganley Lincoln of Bedford will pay $300,000 and put employees through training on racial discrimination. Four years ago, when the dealership was known as Frank Nero Lincoln-Mercury, a black salesman complained to the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that he and other black salesmen were put under more scrutiny than white salesmen.

DeKalb Settles Racial Bias Suit with Ex-Parks Employees

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DeKalb County has agreed to a $1.3 million settlement with two former parks employees in a 6-year-old racial discrimination case. According to a filing dated April 14, the previously awarded $1.9 million in legal fees and $185,000 in damages will be replaced by the settlement amount. The settlement amount brings the county’s tab to well over $4 million since the case was filed in August 2004. By early 2010 the county had already spent more than $2.5 million in legal fees. The suit alleged that Vernon Jones, when he was DeKalb’s CEO, wanted to get rid of white managers so he could create a “darker administration” that would reflect the county’s racial makeup.

Woman Files Suit against Univ.; Claims Racial Discrimination

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A former employee has filed suit against the University’s Survey and Research Center, claiming she was discriminated against based on race and age. Carolyn Bolivar, who worked as a clerk in the SRC and was later terminated from her position, said she was not promoted to a supervisor position because she is black and she was told she would never be a supervisor because of her age, according to documents obtained by The Red & Black. Bolivar is described as “a female in her 50s” in one of the documents. James Bason, director of the SRC, is named as the defendant in the suit, which was filed on Feb. 18.

UBC Education Prof Files Complaint of Racial Discrimination

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An associate professor of education at UBC believes that the university discriminated against her because of her race. Jennifer Chan, a Canadian of Chinese descent, claims that the denial of her application for the prestigious David Lam Chair in Multicultural Education in the faculty of education forms part of a pattern of discrimination against her.“There was systemic racism all throughout my career,” Chan told the Straight in a phone interview today. Her allegation has not been proven in court or at the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal.

JNF Challenged on Discrimination

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A challenge to the tax-exempt status of Jewish National Fund’s American arm introduces a new wrinkle into an ongoing debate over how the Internal Revenue Service should treat charities whose foreign operations run counter to public policy of the United States. A coalition of anti-Zionist groups has claimed in its challenge that JNF ethnically discriminates by refusing to sell or lease its land in Israel to non-Jews. It has long been established that a tax-exempt organization that violates the laws against racial and ethnic discrimination within American borders would likely lose its exempt status. But the IRS has not taken action when that discrimination occurs overseas.

Wal-Mart Experiences Racial Discrimination

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The supermarket chain Wal-Mart has agreed to pay a sum of $440,000 to a section of its employees who had previously reported that they were subject to discrimination and rude comments by a co-worker. This decision was announced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. It is a settlement that has been recovered from the firm in lieu of ill-treat. Wal-Mart was sued by EEOC in the year 2009. They were of the allegation that the workers were being subjected to harassment by co-workers. There was a dire need to bring these acts of brutality to a timely end.

Update: Trial Underway Over BCBS Nooses

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A Federal Court Jury in Chattanooga has determined a construction company didn’t violate a man’s civil rights when they fired him. Chad Byers sued Hanner Construction over his 2008 termination. Byers claimed it was retaliation because he spoke to the media about a noose, found at the Blue Cross Blue Shield construction site. Hanner Construction said Byers was fired because of his poor performance.  Tuesday afternoon, a jury sided with the construction company.

Augusta Firefighter Claims Racial Discrimination

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In a complaint filled back in early February with Augusta’s Equal Employment Opportunity Office, Lieutenant William Dickerson says he was discriminated against and not promoted because he was black. Now more than two months after that complaint was filled, News Channel 6 Investigators have a copy of the EEO office’s findings. In the report the city’s EEO director says her agency agrees, Lieutenant William Dickerson was denied a promotion because of his race. According to the report Augusta Fire Chief Howard Willis told Lieutenant Dickerson that the department’s promotion list had expired and that Dickerson would not be promoted to captain, however, the report says the same list had been extended for white lieutenants.

Port Authority Releases Details of Racial Discrimination Settlement

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The Port Authority last year paid $70,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging racial discrimination, it revealed in documents provided to the Post-Gazette late Wednesday. A settlement agreement signed nearly a year ago confirms the payment to black Port Authority police officers Curtis L. Boyd of Green Tree, Nathaniel E. Greene of Verona, Lester C. Jordan of Monroeville, Nelson E. Mitchell of Bethel Park, Erich R. Wilson of West Mifflin, and their attorney, Joseph H. Chivers. The officers claimed in a 2009 complaint that they declined to back the authority in its defense of a discrimination claim by another black officer, and were then denied promotions and training.

Racial Charges Spark Rift Between Firefighters, Bridgeport City Hall

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The latest allegation of racial discrimination within the city’s fire department is causing a rift between Mayor Bill Finch, Fire Chief Brian Rooney and a group of current and retired minority firefighters. In a meeting Thursday to discuss an incident last month in which an unidentified white firefighter allegedly used the n-word, the mayor walked out after one firefighter used vulgar language. This outraged the Firebirds, who were hoping the mayor would take action to reverse the hostile racial work environment they say Rooney has created.

U46 Asks Judge to Rule ‘No Bias’ in Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

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Attorneys for Elgin School District U46 say the plaintiffs in a racial bias lawsuit failed to prove U46’s 2004 school boundary plan discriminated against black and Hispanic students and asked a federal judge to rule in the district’s favor. The request Monday was contained in a written response to six days of witnesses’ testimony in early March aimed at showing that the boundary changes discriminated against black and Hispanic students by assigning them to overcrowded schools. U46 filed a motion asking the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago to enter judgment in the district’s favor in the suit brought against it in 2006.

Greco Files Federal Lawsuit Alleging Racial Discrimination against Patrons

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Local businessman Thom Greco has filed a federal lawsuit against numerous officials from King’s College, Luzerne County and Wilkes-Barre City, alleging they conspired to shut down The Mines nightclub because it catered to minorities. The lawsuit, filed this morning, also alleges an FBI agent leaked information about a criminal investigation into Greco in order to thwart business dealings he had with the city. The action was taken in retaliation because Greco had threatened to sue over continued harassment designed shut down The Mines, the suit alleges.

JFRD Minority Firefighters File Lawsuit

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Claims of racial discrimination within the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department are heating up again. Twenty-four minority firefighters have filed a class action lawsuit saying the promotional process is still discriminatory. They said the testing is biased and needs to go. “It’s not a very good promotional system. It does not test the things that have to be tested for, the knowledge and the skills for people to go up the ranks,” the firefighters’ attorney, Dennis Thompson, said in a phone interview Wednesday. “So what you got is a testing system that is not adequate, is insignificant and is discriminatory.”

Township Sued Over Racial Taunting

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A black township employee has sued the township for failing to put an end to alleged racial discrimination within the Department of Public Works. Steven J. Brodie Jr. claims in the lawsuit that he was repeatedly subjected to racial taunts by supervisors Michael Dorazo Jr. and David T. Pomianek, and that his complaints were ignored by officials in part because Dorazo’s mother was a member of the township’s Human Relations Commission. “Mary Dorazo took steps to shield her son … from discipline regarding complaints and employment issues leveled against him,” the lawsuit states. The suit also claims Human Relations Commission members and township officials “turned a blind eye” to Brodie’s allegations of racial discrimination, allowing “an atmosphere and environment for the discriminatory practice to continue.”

Casino Workers File Discrimination Lawsuits against California Club

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A Fresno, California casino faces two discrimination lawsuits filed by more than 20 current and former workers who claim that they were fired or mistreated because of their age and race. The Fresno Bee reports that the suits were filed in Fresno Superior Court on behalf of the workers by the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC), a Los Angeles-based non-profit civil rights group, against Club One Casino. According to the news agency, one of the suits claims six workers were fired because of their age. The other suit names 16 workers who say they were discriminated against because of their Hmong or Cambodian background.

Former CASA Exec Alleges Forms of Discrimination

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The Board of Directors for McAlester CASA has been accused of “discrimination, racially demeaning insults and epithets, harassment a racially hostile environment retaliation because of Plaintiffs race, Black,” according to court records. The former executive director Eddie Kelley has filed a wrongful termination suit against Court Appointed Special Advocates, a group that advocates and speaks for neglected and abused children in court. Kelly told the News-Capital, “I would like to think that in this day and age that we had moved beyond racial discrimination.

Crockett Housing Authority Sued for Racial Discrimination by Former Employees

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Two former housing authority employees are suing for discrimination claiming they lost their jobs shortly after complaining about employees using racial slurs. Claiming a violation of their civil rights, Robert Luce and Mandy Nash filed suit against Housing Authority for the City of Crockett and Renea Minter on March 28 in the Eastern District of Texas, Lufkin Division. Robert Luce was the security director and Mandy Nash, a white female, worked in the security and maintenance departments for the Housing Authority.  According to the original petition, Nash states she complained about racial discrimination by the executive director’s brother and was terminated shortly thereafter. Luce supported Nash in her allegations about racial discrimination and was suspended on March 27, 2009.

Landmark Sued for Discrimination

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What began as an enjoyable day at last year’s Corona del Mar Christmas Walk has resulted in a legal claim of racial discrimination against Landmark Steakhouse, along with questions about whether Corona del Mar is a hostile community to African Americans. Mark McHenry filed a federal lawsuit on March 29 seeking unspecified monetary payment for “mental anguish, embarrassment and humiliation” resulting from racial slurs used in place of his name on two Dec. 5, 2010 receipts from the Landmark Steakhouse, where he was a regular customer. Landmark owner Mario Marovic said in an interview that since he learned of the lawsuit, he has been conducting an investigation and that an employee was suspended and then terminated late Wednesday.

Appeals Courts Overturns Ex-FIU Employee’s $2.5 Million Racial Discrimination Award

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An appeals court has shot down a roughly $2.5 million jury award previously granted to former Florida International University employee Sean St. Louis, who claimed his firing was racially-motivated.  St. Louis, a seven-year FIU employee of Trinidadian descent, lost his associate controller job within the school’s contracts and grants department during a university reorganization. The department had a high percentage of black employees, and in addition to St. Louis, five other black employees lost their positions during the shake-up.  Yet appeals court judges, in nullifying St. Louis’ previous jury award, said he had failed to prove racial discrimination occurred.

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A former head of security on the U.S. Navy carrier George H.W. Bush is facing a military jury in Virginia on charges he assaulted sailors under his command. Lawyers gave their opening statements Monday in Norfolk, Va., in the court-martial of Senior Chief Petty Officer Kevin M. Curtis, The Virginian-Pilot reported. Lt. Nicole Staring, the prosecuting officer, told the six-person military jury, Curtis abused his position as a petty officer. She said he assaulted sailors who were under his command, told them to lie to investigators and hurt some of their careers by failing to file paperwork.

Palestinian Security Forces Abused Journalists, Report Says

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Palestinian journalists have been subjected to detention and abuse at the hands of Palestinian security agencies, a pattern that has led many to self-censor and produced a chilling effect on the free exchange of information and ideas, a human rights group said in a new report. The group, Human Rights Watch, says in the report, titled “No News Is Good News,” that scores of journalists have been improperly detained and harassed in the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority. It calls on the United States and Europe to condition their support for Palestinian security agencies on the authority’s agreeing to take effective steps to investigate and punish those responsible for torture and other serious abuses.

Kenyans Sue UK for Alleged Colonial Human Rights Abuses

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Highly embarrassing colonial-era files detailing the British army’s repressive tactics against Mau Mau insurgents in Kenya during the 1950s will be revealed in a landmark compensation case. The discovery of thousands of documents withheld for decades from the Kenyan government will raise awkward questions about the Foreign Office’s attempt to deny liability for the allegedly systematic mistreatment of thousands of Kikuyu victims prior to independence. The case, brought by four survivors of the notorious detention camps operated by the colonial authorities could also set a precedent by forcing the release of files relating to other colonies once controlled by the UK.

Feds Trying to Muzzle Afghan Torture Commission

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The Conservative government quietly went to Federal Court last week hoping to impose limits on what a military watchdog can say in its final report into torture allegations involving Afghan prisoners. The Military Police Complaints Commission is currently reviewing evidence and writing its report after hearings into allegations that army cops turned a blind eye to suspected abuse in Afghan jails. Federal lawyers successfully argued in 2009 that the commission’s investigation of complaints should be limited to what military police knew — or should have known — about possible torture of prisoners by Afghan jailers.

Ex-Deputy Convicted on 15 Counts

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A former Victorville sheriff’s deputy was convicted Tuesday of 15 of 24 counts in connection with soliciting bribes and sexual favors in exchange for reduced charges. After nine days of deliberations, jurors convicted Matthew Linderman of at least one count for 10 of the 11 alleged victims. The 33-year-old was immediately taken into custody after the verdict. He is expected to be sentenced to up to about 17 years in prison when he returns to Victorville Superior Court on April 6.

Ex-Deputy Convicted of Rape, Kidnapping

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Former Cobb County sheriff’s Deputy Jason Anthony Bill was convicted Friday of rape, kidnapping, false imprisonment, aggravated sodomy, aggravated sexual battery and two counts of aggravated assault. The 40-year-old faces a minimum of 25 years in prison during sentencing March 21, according to WSB-TV Channel 2 news. A Cobb jury spent much of the week deliberating Bill’s guilt after a trial that began March 2. The crime occurred the night of July 14, 2008, when the deputy was drinking at the Corona bar and restaurant just south of Marietta.

Ex-Hillsborough Detective Pleads Guilty in Rooms to Go Kickback Scheme

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It was the secret price of admission to provide security services to Rooms to Go, the Seffner-based furniture retailer that is one of the nation’s largest. The company’s two top security executives funneled $1 million in illegal kickbacks through dummy corporations they set up to accept money from several companies doing business with Rooms to Go, federal prosecutors say. But on Tuesday one of those two executives, Brian W. Ouellette, 50, a former Hillsborough sheriff’s detective who served as Rooms to Go’s security director, plead guilty to federal charges for his part in the scheme. Both Ouellette and former Rooms to Go security executive James B. Loftus Jr., also a former Hillsborough detective who hired Ouellette at Rooms to Go, are cooperating with prosecutors and have agreed to testify against other potential targets of the investigation.

Jailed Council Chief Pursued for £1.25m

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Criminal investigators are pursuing jailed ex-councilor Frank McGrath for up to £1.25m, a court has heard McGrath, 60, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison in March last year for money laundering for drug trafficker Silvano Turchet. At a Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) hearing at Manchester Crown Court yesterday, Judge Robert Atherton was told prosecutors in the case were seeking to recoup more than £1m from the ex-deputy leader of Preston Council.

Art Dealer Convicted In Scam

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A former deputy for a prominent Manhattan art dealer was convicted of scamming four estates out of about $5 million but was found not guilty of running a similar scheme targeting actor Robert DeNiro. Leigh Morse, 55 years old, faces up to four years in prison after a jury found her guilty of a scheme to defraud in the first degree. According to prosecutors with the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, Ms. Morse sold more than 80 works of art from four estates without notifying them.

Former Niles Police Officer Gets New Attorney

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Ivery Cross III, the former Niles city police officer accused of sexually assaulting an inmate at the Niles Law Enforcement Complex, has a new attorney. At a pre-exam conference today at Berrien County Trial Court, Judge Scott Schofield signed an order substituting Benton Harbor attorney Andrew Burch for R. McKinley Elliott, who had represented Cross at his arraignment last week. When asked about the switch, Elliott didn’t provide any details. “It’s appropriate at this time that Mr. Cross obtain new counsel,’’ he said. The only other development was an agreement allowing Cross to attend services at a church in Indiana on Sundays. His preliminary exam is still set for Tuesday. He’s facing four counts of criminal sexual conduct, one of them 1st degree and the others 2nd, and one count of misconduct of office.

RI Police Brutality Trial Underway

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The trial of a city police officer accused in the violent beating of a suspect is underway in Providence Superior Court. The defendant, suspended Providence Police Detective Robert DeCarlo, is accused of beating Luis Mendonca in October of 2009 in the parking lot of a building on Benefit Street. Jurors got a firsthand look Wednesday at the scenes that the prosecution and defense believe are relevant to the charges. Prosecutors say the surveillance video showed veteran officer DeCarlo hitting and kicking Mendonca, who was handcuffed and beating him with a flashlight.

Plea Deal for Former Pr. George’s Officer

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A former Prince George’s County police officer accused of participating in a scheme to distribute black-market alcohol and cigarettes has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors, according to a Tuesday court filing. Richard J. Delabrer, 45, of Laurel, who retired in November after more than two decades on the force, is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt on May 25 for a plea agreement hearing, court records state. Details of the agreement are not yet public.

Jury Gets Case of Wichita Officer Involved in Fatal Crash

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The jury has gone home for the night, after deliberating for a short time. They are considering the fate of Wichita police officer Garrett Shaddix. He’s accused of vehicular homicide. Through the course of the trial, the jury has seen pictures, maps and diagrams of the crash site at Hydraulic and El Monte. But it has heard two different theories as to how it happened. “Let’s decide this case based on his actions and what you believe is reasonable,” said Prosecutor Aaron Breitenbach. What’s unreasonable, prosecutors say, is Officer Garrett Shaddix’s speed that night. An investigator testified he was going up to 73 miles per hour in a 40 mile per hour zone.

Richmond Officers Accused of Arming Teens for Private Security Business

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Two Richmond police officers supplied guns to members of the department’s youth volunteer corps while employing them as security guards in a side business at city apartment complexes, law enforcement sources say. When the department discovered the alleged scheme, Officer Danny Harris and his business partner, Officer Ray Thomas, hired a notorious private investigative firm in Concord to entrap suspected whistle-blowers in compromising and career-threatening positions. Police Chief Chris Magnus on Tuesday released a written statement about the case but said he could not comment further, citing police privacy protections in state law. Both Harris and Thomas have spent several months on paid leave during the investigation, police sources confirmed.

LMPD Traffic Sgt. Arrested for Drunk Driving

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A sergeant in the Louisville Metro Police Department’s traffic division has been arrested and charged with drunken driving. Police said the officer’s blood alcohol content was double the legal limit. Sgt. Jeff Wheeler was arrested early Sunday morning. He has been charged with DUI and reckless driving. According to an arrest report, officers saw Wheeler’s personal vehicle nearly striking parked cars on Peabody Lane. Police pulled him over a short time later near the intersection of Bardstown Road and Goldsmith Lane.

Merit Board to Continue Nick Dine Hearing Thursday

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A Greenwood police officer will have to wait at least one more day to learn his fate. The town’s merit board will meet again Thursday, after ending a hearing session Wednesday evening. Officer Nick Dine is accused of leaving his own baby unattended in a car and then getting into a verbal confrontation with concerned residents. The charges against him were abruptly dropped last month. Greenwood’s mayor fired the city’s police chief blaming him for mishandling the case.

Ex-Medford Cop Takes Stand

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Former Medford Police Officer Josh Danrich is on trial for perjury after giving false testimony about a case dating back to August, 2009. Danrich was on duty when he was sent to check out a strange odor in West Medford. He drove through the neighborhood, but didn’t make contact with the woman, Thelma Thompson, who called in the complaint. Thompson called 911 again and Danrich was sent back out to the area.

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A corrections officer is charged with selling drugs at the Morgan County Jail, and officials say an investigation is continuing. Sheriff Ana Franklin identified the officer as 22-year-old Marquez Laroy Goodwin. Franklin says there are allegations that other corrections officers were involved in the distribution of drugs in the jail, but she could not say when more arrests are expected because the investigation is ongoing. Franklin says that on Tuesday, undercover agents bought marijuana from Goodwin. During a traffic stop, he was found to be in possession of a handgun and marked money from the buy.

Belle Police Officer Charged with Domestic Battery

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Belle police officer is charged with domestic battery after slapping his wife this week, according to a criminal complaint filed in Kanawha County Magistrate Court. Daniel A. Dodd, 28, has been placed on paid administrative leave, said Christopher Negley, lawyer for the town of Belle. Dodd, a Charleston resident, allegedly threatened and slapped Jennifer Totten on Tuesday after she posted a comment on a memorial website for her late boyfriend. Totten tried to call 911 but Dodd grabbed her, according to the criminal complaint.

Elkins Police Officer Arrested

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An officer with the Elkins Police Department was arrested Thursday. Willard Lewis, 29, of Beverly, was charged with kidnapping, domestic battery and domestic assault, according to his criminal complaint. A call from the Lewis home was made to the Randolph County 911 Center. When the call was hung up, state police were sent to the home. When troopers arrived, they found the front door open and no one home. They also found damage to the bedroom door, the complaint said. Neighbors told the troopers that Lewis and his wife had left. State police began searching for the couple and found Mrs. Lewis at her grandmother’s home.

Metro Officer Charged with Domestic Battery

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A Metro police officer is charged with domestic battery and burglary in a case involving his former girlfriend. Officer David Pisciotta Jr. has been relieved of duty without pay. According to the arrest report, Tiffany Nelson said her ex-boyfriend 24-year-old Pisciotta injured her hand and threw her to the ground as he attempted to grab her car keys during an argument. Nelson reported the March 18th incident after she says Pisciotta used a spare key to take her purse from her car while it was parked at her place of employment. She told police the two had broke up in January and that Pisciotta did not have permission to have her spare key.

Stamford Police Sued in Civil Rights Complaint

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A domestic violence victim who accused a former Stamford police officer of threatening her, leading to his arrest and resignation from the force in 2009 amid allegations he had an improper romantic affair with her, filed a civil rights lawsuit Monday against the city, the former police chief and the department. The lawsuit alleges that fellow officers knew about an affair between former patrolman Donald Greer and a domestic violence victim he met in March 2005 during a dispute but kept the relationship secret because of a “code” of silence among officers, calling that the “moving force” behind the violation of the victim’s constitutional rights, attorney Stephan Seeger wrote in the lawsuit’s complaint.

Man Who Was Shot by Officer Files Civil Lawsuit

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The unarmed man who was shot after he allegedly refused a Pittsfield Township police officer’s commands to surrender in January claims his civil rights were violated in a federal lawsuit. Devin Reddick, 30, alleges that Officer Tracy Yurkunas acted recklessly when she shot him in the abdomen after stopping his vehicle in a Pittsfield Township condominium complex Jan. 15. He also accuses the Pittsfield Township Department of Public Safety of deliberately failing to train officers on the use of proper force and how to avoid using unreasonable force, as well as failing to adequately monitor their officers’ conduct.

Toronto Officer Charged with Assaulting Prisoner

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A Toronto police officer has been charged with assaulting a prisoner at 51 Division last year. Constable Mark Kennedy was arrested Thursday in relation to injuries sustained last October by a 61-year-old man, who was being held at the time in a police cell. The provincial Special Investigations Unit, which probes in-custody deaths or serious injuries, said the charge against Const. Kennedy “stems from an interaction” between the two men. “The man who was in custody in a police cell at 51 Division sustained a fracture during the encounter,” the SIU said in a news release. Const. Kennedy, who faces one charge of assault causing bodily harm, is scheduled to appear in court on May 26.

Ex-Baltimore Police Officer Charged with Murder of Neighbor

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Authorities say a former Baltimore City police officer has been charged with murder after the shooting death of his neighbor on Kent Island. The Queen Anne’s County State’s Attorney’s Office said the charge was filed Monday against Charles E. “Pete” Richter in the death of Mark Xander, 55. The statement says the neighbor was shot during an altercation after Xander’s dog went on his property. Authorities say arriving deputies and paramedics founder Xander with a gunshot wound laying in his yard with his dog, a Rottweiler, beside him. They say relatives took charge of the Rottweiler so authorities could approach.

Former Rockford Park District Police Officer Charged

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A former Rockford Park District Police officer is facing misconduct charges after filing a false police report. The Winnebago County State’s Attorney officially filed charges against a former police officer after he turned himself into police today. Matthew Bunk, 35-years-old, is now charged with misconduct and filing a false report. However he was released on bond today. Authorities say in April 2010 Bunk reported false information about a hit and run accident involving a squad car. Five days later, the Park District Police discovered the report was not accurate. But it didn’t launch a private investigation until months later.

Louisville Metro Police Traffic Officer Charged with Drunk Driving

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A Louisville Metro Police traffic officer was arrested early Sunday and charged with driving under the influence. Sgt. Jeffrey Wheeler, 42, was charged after failing a field sobriety test and registering a blood alcohol level of .205, more than twice the legal limit, police said. He also was charged with reckless driving. About 2:45 a.m., a 6th Division officer saw a vehicle nearly strike some other vehicles as it was weaving on Peabody Lane. The officer attempted to pull over the vehicle at Goldsmith Lane and Bardstown Road, but Wheeler drove through the red light and pulled into the Thorntons gas station parking lot, according to his arrest citation.

14 Cavite Cops Charged with Double Counts of Murder

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The Department of Justice (DoJ) orders the filing of criminal case against Cavite policemen implicated in the Bacoor, Cavite-shooting incident during the May 10, 2010 automated elections that led to the death of a retired police officer and a navy officer. In a consolidated resolution, the DoJ through Assistant State Prosecutors Stewart Allan Mariano and Arnold Magpantay and Prosecution Attorney Benjamin Samson recommended the filing of two counts of murder against 14 Cavite police officers for the death of Senior Superintendent Arnulfo Obillos and Navy Petty Officer 2 Juanito Paraiso.

City Police Officer Facing Domestic Charges Granted Bail

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A city police officer, who is facing domestic violence charges, was granted bail Thursday when he appeared in a Sault Ste. Marie courtroom. At the request of his lawyer Jeff Broadbent, Justice of the Peace Paula Nichols imposed a publication ban on evidence heard in the courtroom. As well, at the request of Sudbury assistant Crown attorney Julie Lefebvre, the JP ordered a publication ban on any information that may identify the complainant. The officer, dressed in a suit, was escorted into the small courtroom, by two Ontario Provincial Police officers.  A number of city police officers, who were not in uniform, were in the courtroom. The Greater Sudbury Police Service, which did the investigation, has charged the officer with two counts of assault, one count of mischief and two counts of interception of private communications.

West York Officer to Be Charged with Having Police Radio without Permission

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A West York police officer on unpaid suspension for allegedly taping a conversation illegally is now facing an unrelated criminal charge in Lancaster County. Bridgette Wilson, 40, of 123 Timber Drive in Manor Township, Lancaster County, will be charged with receiving stolen property after investigators found a police walkie-talkie during a search of her home, police said. She will be arraigned on the charge at the time of her preliminary hearing, tentatively set for May 4, according to the office of District Judge Leo Eckert. Wilson remains free on her own recognizance in the West York case. According to charging documents, West York Police executed a search warrant at Wilson’s home on March 4, looking for electronic items. During the search, officers found the police radio, which is owned by Susquehanna Township Police, documents state.

Off Duty Police Officer Charged With OVI

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An off duty Blue Ash police officer was arrested and charged on Sunday morning, after Milford Police say he was drunk behind the wheel. Officer William Fritts was arrested shortly before 2 a.m. on Sunday morning in Milford. He was charged with OVI and Reckless Operation. After being charged, Fritts was summonsed and released.

Tuscaloosa, Ala. Officer Charged with Sex Abuse

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Officials say a Tuscaloosa police officer accused of raping a woman has been charged with sexual abuse. Tuscaloosa Police Chief Steven Anderson says Sgt. Jason Glen Thomas, an 11-year veteran of the department, was charged on Wednesday.